Nisaba 07, 47 (P283851)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 025307

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

49.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(barig) ki ur-mes-ta
2. 3(barig) ki ur-nigar{gar}-ta
3. 1(barig) ki agrig-ta
4. 2(barig) ki ur-{d}gesz-bar-e3
5. ($ blank space $) 1(asz) 4(barig) gur
6. sza3-bi-ta
7. 2(barig) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 aga3-us2
reverse
1. 2(barig) 3(ban2) du-du
2. 2(ban2) ur-dingir-ra dumu ur-nig2
3. 1(ban2) lugal-ezem#
4. ($ blank space $) 1(asz) gur
5. zi-ga
6. la2-ia3 4(barig) sze
7. giri3 szesz-kal-la
8. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P283851

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 49.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 025307
Accession Number 1898-02-16, 0361

External resources

References

  • primary: Nisaba 7, 47

    [dAgostino2005Nisaba7] Agostino, Franco d’, and Francesco Pomponio. 2005. Ša₃-Bi-Ta Texts from Girsu Kept in the British Museum. Nisaba 7. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

    barley - zi-ga, la2-ni


Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2014-05-14 at 18:10:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:47:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-01-16 at 07:41:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-11-21 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 07, 47 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P283851.
Nisaba 07, 47 artifact entry (No. P283851). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283851 (Original work published 2005)
Nisaba 07, 47 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283851 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283851},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 07, 47 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P283851.
Nisaba 07, 47 artifact entry (No. P283851). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283851 (Original work published 2005)
Nisaba 07, 47 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283851 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283851},
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